Triumph Rocket 3 R and GT confirmed

“Surely Triumph can’t just be making a limited run of Rocket 3 TFCs”, we thought, when Triumph unveiled the return of the TFC programme a few months back. And we were right. Triumph have just announced a full production run of Rocket 3 Rs and Rocket 3 GTs. And in case you don’t know, a Rocket 3 is what you get when you cross a car engine with a motorcycle.

As the names suggest, one’s standard (albeit R designated) with a sport rider and pillion seat, and one’s a GT with a tailored pillion seat setup. Just look at them, and think of them as the Bobber to the Speedmaster. Move over Diavel 1260 S, there’s a new boss in town, with a 2.5l engine, enough power (165hp @ 6,000rpm) and torque (221nm @ 4,000rpm) to slow earth’s rotation, and more presence than a US carrier fleet sailing up the gulf.

Both models are ~40kg lighter than the old Rocket III, and as a result sits on the right side of 300kg (!), at 291kg (R) and 294kg (GT). No pricing is available just yet, but we’d reckon around £20k or so.

Update: both models have indicative pricing of £19,500 each, and will be confirmed in September.